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Illinois football coach Bret Bielema joins Illini Inquirer's Jeremy Werner and Joey Wagner to discuss an offseason of transition. Bielema breaks down big changes to his staff and roster, what new DC Bobby Hauck brings, what retaining OC Barry Lunney Jr. meant, some of the new transfer additions and more. Then Werner and Wagner discuss what they've learned during their last few weeks of talking to the new Illini staff members and transfer additions.
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"Ep. 1138 - Bret Bielema on offseason of transition" is an episode of Illini Inquirer Podcast: An Illinois Fighting Illini athletics podcast. Runtime 1 hr 14 min. Published March 11, 2026. Hit play above to stream it here, or open the free Spot Sports app for background play and offline downloads.